Category Archives: 2024

Fiji residency

Lancaster Press creates an environment that nurtures the artist through unwavering support, passion and a belief in the importance of artists in our society.”

A week long residency with colleagues from the Print Studio at Dunedin School of Art, we had the opportunity to engage in a 3-day plate lithography workshop led by Peter Lancaster in his slick and efficient litho studio. The swimming pool right outside the studio was a welcome refresher throughout the day as we delighted in the unaccustomed heat (Dunedin NZ has much cooler temperatures). Lancaster Press is located on the southern ‘Coral Coast’ about 1 hour’s drive south of Nadi.

The residency offered an opportunity to reset, reflect, and reinvigorate current and developing projects. 

We are grateful for the opportunities and experiences in this paradise. Bula vinaka!

NZPPA2024

I was honoured to be selected as a finalist for the NZ Painting & Printmaking Awards 2024 by guest judges Marian Maguire and Kura Te Waru-Rewiri. The awards and exhibition were run by the Waikato Society of Arts and held at artspost galleries, Kirikiriroa Hamilton.

The work, Idyll / Idle, a seven colour screenprint on found vintage wallpaper, incorporates port activity from my local Port Chalmers during the busy cruise ship season. There were two cruise ships in Port that day but by the time I got there one had already sailed to be replaced by the container boat. The work also includes experimentation with Photoshop AI generation to incorporate refugee boats in the lower repeat of the wallpaper. The AI generation took into account the existing background style and helped me understand and be informed on the impact and power AI can have in image manipulation.

Idyll / Idle (detail), 2024, seven colour screenprint on found vintage wallpaper